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Aviation Week – Widebody Woes – It Is Worse Than You Thought
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Aviation Week – Widebody Woes – It Is Worse Than You Thought

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 4, 2022May 24, 2022

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/daily-memo-widebody-woes-it-worse-you-thought

Foreign Policy – China Has Nothing to Gain From an Aerospace Alliance With Russia
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Foreign Policy – China Has Nothing to Gain From an Aerospace Alliance With Russia

by: raboulafiaPosted on: May 4, 2022May 4, 2022

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/07/russia-war-china-aircraft-aerospace-alliance-aviation-industry/

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March 2022 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

Dear Fellow Human Nightmare Observers, Farnborough, 1990. I’m a twentysomething aviation analyst at his first […]

Forbes – Russia-Ukraine War Is Set To Spark A Major Rearmament Cycle. Here Are The Winners And Losers.
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Forbes – Russia-Ukraine War Is Set To Spark A Major Rearmament Cycle. Here Are The Winners And Losers.

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2022/03/07/russia-ukraine-war-is-set-to-spark-a-major-rearmament-cycle-here-are-the-winners-and-losers/?sh=14f68e1b6aac

Aviation Week – Why The Next Year Will Be Crucial For Boeing
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Aviation Week – Why The Next Year Will Be Crucial For Boeing

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-why-next-year-will-be-crucial-boeing

Foreign Policy – Why a Franco-German Fighter Jet Is a Bad Idea
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Foreign Policy – Why a Franco-German Fighter Jet Is a Bad Idea

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/15/france-germany-fighter-jet-aviation-industry-europe-middle-east-sales/

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February 2022 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

Dear Fellow Horrified Observers, It’s one of those strange months where I wish I didn’t […]

Forbes – Boeing’s Wisk Investment Is Worrying For Three Reasons
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Forbes – Boeing’s Wisk Investment Is Worrying For Three Reasons

by: raboulafiaPosted on: February 5, 2022February 5, 2022

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardaboulafia/2022/01/27/boeings-wisk-investment-is-worrying-for-three-reasons/?sh=317251a960e0

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January 2022 Letter

by: raboulafiaPosted on: February 4, 2022February 4, 2022

Dear Fellow Medium-Term Futurists, My previous letter, my final Teal letter, looked back on three […]

Aviation Week – Why 2022 Will Be A Better Year For Aviation
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Aviation Week – Why 2022 Will Be A Better Year For Aviation

by: raboulafiaPosted on: January 21, 2022January 21, 2022

https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/aircraft-propulsion/opinion-why-2022-will-be-better-year-aviation

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Richard is a Managing Director at AeroDynamic Advisory. Frequently cited as an aviation industry authority by trade and news publications, Richard has appeared on numerous television news and radio programs including BBC, Reuters, CBS, CNN, and PBS and spoken at numerous industry conferences. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Since 2012 he has served on the National Aeronautic Association Collier Trophy Selection Committee. He presents a yearly lecture to the National Defense University/Industrial College of the Armed Forces and has served as an expert witness in aerospace markets.

In addition to his consulting role, Richard writes publicly about aviation and defense, with regular columns at Forbes.com and in Aviation Week and Space Technology. His articles have appeared in numerous other publications including Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, and AIAA’s Aerospace America.

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